The official uses of the Surly Jethro Tule are 15mm Box Wrench, Bottle Opener and Keychain. Some reviews tend to nit-pick the wrench for not providing enough leverage, but the design appears to not have been utilized properly in these instances. The two sided wrench and spoon shape are purposeful leverage partners in tightening or loosening axle nuts. The spoon makes using ones shod foot and body weight possible to obtain massive amounts of torque, while the two sides of the wrench permit both tightening or loosening an axle nut. This is where the Surly Jethro Tule's abilities seem to end.
The opener side of the spoon is divided into three sections, which appears to be a weight savings by design, however it goes beyond that. When I asked one of those responsible for this handy device about the weight savings being somewhat minimal, they laughed and produced their own personal version. From the very end of the spoon, they had drilled a hole through the spine under the bottle opener to the weight savings cutout on the head side. From there, I didn't need to use my imagination and kept it under wraps for many years.
Fast-Forward to Colorado Prop 64's passing and I began considering the novelty of the modification. After a couple of years in, a friend passed through who has been a machinist since we were in high school. I broke out my Jethro Tule and asked if he could hook it up with the modification I was shown. He agreed to and took it with him, sending it back with a perfect job, including stepping the hole on the wrench head side down to eliminate debris intake. While its capacity and length in this mode of operation may leave something to be desired, it works in a pinch, just as the rest of its functions were designed to do.
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